Category: 2. RussianAggression

KYIV — Ukraine on September 16 invited the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to visit territory it has captured in its six-week-old military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region to demonstrate its adherence to humanitarian law, in a move the Kremlin called… Continue Reading

The man arrested after apparently plotting to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump at his Florida golf course on Sunday was listed as the author of a rambling, self-aggrandizing, self-published 2023 book in which he told readers that they were “free to assassinate Trump.” The book… Continue Reading

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The EU is preparing to provide up to €40bn in new loans for Ukraine by the end of the year regardless of US participation, after a G7 plan to use frozen Russian assets to…

Today marks two years since Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian-Kurdish woman, paid the ultimate price for the “crime” of not wearing her hijab properly. Known to her friends and family by her Kurdish name Jina, Amini’s death in police custody sparked months of nationwide protests that posed one of… Continue Reading

KYIV — In the early months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ryan Wesley Routh was a frequent and visible presence in Kyiv, reaching out to pedestrians on the city’s famed Khreschatyk Street, addressing people in English, exchanging phone numbers, and asking for help in supporting… Continue Reading

KYIV — Ukraine says it is preparing an invitation for the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to visit Russian territory it has captured in a surprise incursion in the Kursk region, while officials in Kyiv said one woman was injured but that air defenses had… Continue Reading

Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Ryan Routh, the man named in multiple media reports as a suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump on Sunday, was one of thousands of foreign… Continue Reading

Ukrainian officials reported Monday on the latest extensive Russian drone attack targeting Kyiv, saying the assault was the eighth against Ukraine’s capital this month. Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said on Telegram that Ukrainian air defenses shot down nearly two… Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed their “unwavering support” for Ukraine at a meeting on September 13, according to a White House statement on the talks that didn’t mention the topic of loosening restrictions on Kyiv’s use of donated… Continue Reading